After years in the making, the Broadway hit musical "Wicked" has been finally scheduled its movie release for December 20, 2019.
The announcement that a movie was in the works came on the heels of "Into the Woods" release in 2014, with producer Marc Platt revealing that Wicked will appear on the big screen "at some point."
The award winning Broadway musical debuted in 2003, and is based on author Gregory Maguire's 1955 Novel " Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West". It serves as a prequel to the "Wizard of OZ" and showcases the school years of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Wicked will soon be the 11th longest running show in Broadway history.
Stephen Daldry, who will direct the movie, has been working on the project since 2013 and appeared poised to make a version for release this year.